In
view of the existing unevenness in the geographical distribution of
scientific and research capabilities in Bio-medical sciences and also the
fact that there are large tracts of the country where major health problems
still far from health facilities, Indian Council of Medical Research
developed a strategy of setting up a chain of Regional Medical Research
Centre's to addressa regional
priority health problems. One of such centres was established on 12th July,
1982 at Dibrugarh for promoting research and talking various pressing health
problems of the Northeast region of India. Regional Medical Research Centre,
Dibrugarh made a modest beginning in arented building in the heart of the Dibrugarh town. Dr.B.D.Baruah,
the eminent pathologist of N.E.Region had the distinction of being the
founder Director of this centre. This centre initially started working on
Malaria and Japanese encephalitis among communicable diseases;
nasopharyngeal carcinoma, haemoglobinopathies and allied disorders in
non-communicable diseases. Today besides these, centre has also expanded its
horizon of activities in the field of drug/substance abuse, oesophageal
cancer, endemic goitre, cardio-vascular diseases, filariasis, dengue,
dermatitis causing schistosomes and intestinal parasites and has made
several significant contribution in these fields to National and
International scientific literatures. The centre shifted to its own
permanent campus at Bokel in 1991, which is about 8 km away from Dibrugarh
town on Dibrugarh-Tinsukia road. Thirty-four acrelarge campus of RMRC houses both laboratories and residential
facilities besides a guest house for the visitors. First phase of its
construction was completed in 1996 including one permanent laboratory
building. Now the centre is equipped with all essential laboratoryfacilities, equipments, animal house, library, computers, e-mail,
vehicles etc. is managed by 89 personnel of all categories including 18
scientists.

A pilot study on Haemoglobinopathy and viral markers under ICMR/WHO
multicentric study on development of capacity building for healthCare
among primitive tribe (Funded by ICMR/ WHO- Rs. 7.0 Lac (approx.).

Etiology of endemic goitre in the North east India : Role of
environmentalGoitrogen
(Funded by ICMR Tribal Health Fund - Rs. 23.0 Lac (approx.).